The IIT Bhubaneswar is among the newly opened IITs in India. The institute was established in the year 2008 and the ECE branch was started in the year 2016. The first batch of ECE graduated in 2020. Whereas NITK is among the oldest NITs of India. The institute was established in the year 1960 and ECE started in the year 1979. So, naturally, NITK has a stronger base in terms of research & academics, clubs, society, and other activities.

In IIT Bhubaneswar, companies like Samsung, Goldman Sachs, Jio, Honeywell, Tesco, Adobe, and TCS participated in placements of 2020. 38 students got placed out of 39 students who registered from the ECE branch with an average of 15.8 LPA in the year 2019-20.

In placement statistics of ECE at NITK is quite good too. In the batch of 2018 – 19, a total of 97% of students were placed with an average package of 14.15 lakhs per annum. The highest package offered in NITK was around 39 Lakhs per annum.

ECE department of IIT Bhubaneswar focuses on theory and research work equally. Both institutes have well-equipped laboratories such as Digital Signal Processing & Embedded Systems Lab, VLSI Lab, Signals & Systems Lab, Wireless Sensor Networks Lab, Radiating Systems Lab, and Communications Systems Lab. Since NITK is older than IIT Bhubaneswar, the faculty of NITK has more experience than IIT Bhubaneswar.

RMK Engineering College is ranked 155 for BTech in India by NIRF 2020. It also ranks 5th in South India in terms of placement. 

ECE department at RMK Engineering College has an annual intake of 180. The department offers a BE program and to take admission the students are required to have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 50% aggregate. The students are also required to have a valid TNEA rank. In 2019 the required cutoff was 9246. 

The department consists of 53 faculty members who are supportive and friendly. The institute pushes its students to actively participate in many workshops and conferences to excel in academics. 

Placements Highlights:

• The department of Training and Placement at the institute makes an effort to send the students for In-Plant training to give them exposure to the industrial world as well as enhance their technical skills.
• The college arranges many mock interviews and pre-placement training so that the students can face placement interviews without any fear.
• TCS, Infosys, Microsoft, Wipro, Accenture, IBM, HCL, Amazon, Cognizant, Tech Mahindra, HP, Mindtree are the top recruiters at the institute.

The placement statistics for ECE at the institute are as follows.

RMK Engineering College has a better placement record compared to other colleges irrespective of any departments. It doesn’t matter whether you are from ECE or any other department. The recruiters mainly see the learning abilities of the students.

IIITNaya Raipur and IIITDM Jabalpur are affiliated by UGC. Both institutes offer admission in on the basis of marks secured in JEE Main and for M.Tech, a valid score in GATE is required. IIIT Naya Raipur offers foreign internship programs of 6 months duration for 20 students

Admissions:

IIT Naya Raipur

B.Tech

• According to JEE Main score, shortlisted candidates will be offered seats based on JoSSA counseling.
• One must have scored 50% marks with Physics and Chemistry in their intermediate examination.
• IIT offers 60 seats for the B.Tech ECE program.
• The process of counseling is based on the candidate's merit in the written exam and the selected options during online option filling.

M.Tech

• The applicant must be GATE qualified and have passed the B.Tech or M.Sc with at least 60% marks
• For M.Tech, 35 % of the seats are reserved for All India Quota, 15 % for NTPC Quot, and 50% for Chattisgarh State Quota.

IIITDM Jabalpur

• For admission in B.Tech CS, the applicant must have a valid score in JEE Main, however, for M.Tech, a score in GATE is scored.
• The application fee is INR 325.
• All qualifying examination documents will be accepted in PDF form only.
• The applications for admission are accepted through the official websites of GOAPS where the applicant has to register to create a new registration.

Placements:

IIITDM Jabalpur

• The students graduating from the 2020 batch have already have received around 177 job offers.
• Three students from the CS department took the highest pay package of Rs 23 lakhs.
• Reliance Jio, Amazon, Microsoft, Yantriks, LensBricks, Samsung R&D, and 1mg is the giant corporate recruiters of the institute.

IIIT Naya Raipur

• IIIT offers 100% placements for interested students.
• Some of the major recruiters at IIIT are Capgemini, Deloitte, 1mg, Carl Zeiss, Utopia labs, American Express, Ericsson, and TCS.
• 1mg and American Express offered a pay package of 12-16 LPA, Carl Zeiss, and Utopia labs offered 8-10 LPA while others offered a pay package of 5-7 LPA.

Both institutes offer scholarships to the students based on the academic scores, and the student’s category (As per govt rule).

MAIT and NSUT are two of the top private engineering colleges in India. MAIT is ranked 41st by India Today, and NSUT is ranked 76th in India by the NIRF in 2020. Both MAIT and NSUT offer BTech programs for IT.

The total seats in the IT branch at MAIT are 180 with a total tuition fee of Rs 4.69 lakhs. The total seats in the ECE branch at NSUT are 180, with a total tuition fee of Rs 7.81 lakhs.

Admission:

• Admission in both the colleges is based on the scores obtained in the JEE Main examination, with 55% and 60% in the 10+2 examination for MAIT and NSUT, respectively.

• Candidates need to go through the GGSIPU counseling for securing a seat in MAIT, and JAC Delhi counseling for NSUT.

The cut-off ranks for the colleges are given below.

Placements:

MAIT- At MAIT, the IT branch has one of the highest placement records.

• The highest salary package offered is around 28 LPA, and the lowest is around 3.3 LPA, and the average is around 5 LPA.

• More than 40 companies come for placements in the IT branch.

• Some of the companies that come for recruitment are Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Nagar, Accenture, and IBM.

NSUT- It has some of the top companies in India visiting for placements, including international companies.

• The placement record of the ECE branch is pretty decent, around 90%.

• The maximum package offered is 22 LPA; the minimum package offered is 3 LPA.

• Companies like D. E Shaw, Amazon, Microsoft, and Sprinklr come to the campus for recruitment.

Infrastructure:

MAIT- The campus of MAIT is relatively small but has all the necessary facilities required by students. Facilities include Wi-Fi, smart classrooms, libraries, and sports facilities.

NSUT-

• It has a massive air-conditioned library of three floors containing books written by national and international authors.

• Classrooms are spacious, and the entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled.

• NSUT also has excellent sports facilities with badminton, basketball, and tennis courts, and also grounds for football, cricket, and running tracks.

In terms of academics, both the colleges have a dedicated group of faculties who support and guide their students. The student to faculty ratio at MAIT is around 70:1, and at NSUT it is almost the same. The faculties at NSUT are highly qualified but extremely strict, and the course curriculum is updated. As for which institute will be better for you, you should be the one to decide that.

GATE exam is a tough nut to crack. Around 8 lakh candidates apply every year for the exam to secure a seat in top IITs for a master’s degree or getting into PSUs.

If you are targeting the exam, it will be early to join coaching classes. As you are currently in your first year, it will be better to start focusing, reading, and learning about the core subjects in graduation. It will give you conceptual clarity. Also, the preparation will help you in placements too. 

You can also refer to the following reference books during preparation:

You can read these books as per the topics in each semester. Make notes thoroughly and solve previous years’ papers. Join test series at various coachings and try to solve as many problems as you can from different sources.

There is no better hack to crack the GATE exam for now. Overall, you will have to plan your day well in advance and follow the routine strictly because the time after college is a bare minimum.

Sardar Patel Institute of Technology (SPIT) is affiliated to the University of Mumbai, It is one of the best engineering colleges in the country providing high-quality education. It is ranked 125 for BTech by NIRF 2020. It offers degree program Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (ETC).

The Ramdeobaba College of Engineering ECE department was established in the year 2001. Its student intake is 120, this is preferred by central students. It is ranked 113 for BTech by NIRF 2020.

Admission Requirements 

• Candidates should have 60% in their 10+2 qualifying exam with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is compulsory.
• Final selection will be based on scores obtained in JEE Main and MHT-CET.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of the institutes:

Placements 

Sardar Patel Institute of Technology 

• The median salary package offered includes 5.2 LPA.
• 171 placement offers were made.
• The top recruiting companies include Accenture, Amdocs, Deloitte, Credit Suisse, Texas Instruments, Philips Electronics, DRDO, ISRO, etc.

Ramdeobaba College of Engineering

• 105 companies participated in the placement program.
• 49 were core companies and 56 were IT firms.
• 1112 offers were made.
• The top recruiting companies are DMRC, Texas Instruments, Philips Electronics, DRDO, ISRO, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Accenture, HCL, Barclays, etc.

Highlights 

Sardar Patel Institute of Technology 

• The campus area is 47 acres.
• Udaan, a cultural festival is organized by the college.
• The entire campus is wifi enabled.
• They have a faculty strength of 120 members.
• They offer well furnished hostel facilities.
• The campus also includes a gym, healthcare centre, library, cafeteria and sports complex.

Ramdeobaba College of Engineering

• The library has a collection of national and international books, journals and newsletters.
• The security of the college is provided by Security and Intelligence Services (India) Limited. 
• They have separate boys and girls hostels.
• They have a cafeteria comfortable for sitting a huge number of students.
• They have a gym for both students and faculty members.

The choice of institution depends on the candidate. His or her performance in the entrance exams, preference of subject, location, fees, etc. all depend on the individual. The placement percentage is similar in both colleges and same companies visit during the placement program. So, it completely depends on the student and his or her preferences.